- Date
- July 6, 1970
- Place
- Blountstown, FL · BLOUNTSTOWN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7190WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113999
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2793 70/7/6 BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 39 TOTAL TIME - 0815 N7190W PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOUNTSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA TALLAHASSEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- BRAKES NOT SET,COCKPIT UNATTENDED-HAND PROP,ENG STARTED,ACFT HIT DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7190W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blountstown
N7190WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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